The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-06
BRILLIANT DISPLAYS.
The Dry Goods Merchants Entertain
Their Customers.
Tho Throngs at the Leading Estab-
Iishments throughout the Day
The Fall season Opened.

Iishments tn rous hout the Bay
The Fall season Opened.
OF all the opening days Memphis
has ever seen, yesterday surpassed
them, both In mAgni8cshcs Of dlspl.y
And the lnnumersble throng OF *.
quisitely drexed and lovely ladies
who 90 freely responded to the invi.
tation Of the eDterprisipg retail dry
goods furnishers. The annual vel
come 10 their customers by these mer-
chants has grown 10 be an event sec.
ond In importance to no day marked
on the calander, with Il Q fair ladies OF
this city, who enjoy the reputation,
- Q whole, Of being the bandsomest
dressed Of any city In the Union.
That tho leading retail merchants
are kespiBg apaoe, II not distancing
the growth and rapidly accommodating
wealth OF the city, Ia evident from the
superabuu dant displays they
make OF the richest and rarest
OF every article mott coveted by the
excellent tastes oil the wearers they 80
Handsomely sdorn. The ladies, young
and old. were out In their most stylish
costumes Of the season just closed, and
while they, - mater OF course,
looked queenly and bewitchingly
lovely, the NJ 1t moet attractive feature
was the lavish manner In which they
made costly selections. Beauty and
wealth went hand In hand, and the
hearts OF the dealers, who had spared
no expense In the richness OF their
purchases, was made exuberant with
hopes OF handsome profits.
n. LowKssTuN a BRos.
From early In the morning until al.
most time for the curiew TO toll the
spacious foos OF this mammoth
house were crowded by an sdmiripp
mass Of ladies. On the first door was
the stock Of exquisite snd gorgeous
silks. II Was an exciting pleasure to
minele In the crowd and listen to the
exclamation IL the ladies a. they
turned from one rare pattern 10 the
other. 100, Louise, you would look
superb In this besuliful black" CO.
statically exclaimed . lovely somber
haired mifs 10 her blonde companion.
"And you" sweetly taid Louise, TO-
epor ding 10 the compliment, would
set oil the fellows wild in that rich
seal brown" Thus, In pairs and bali
doz ,nr, the itresm OF visitors leisurely
psssed from one department 10 an.
other. With longing delight the Ia
dies feasted their eyts on the match
lees Partisan costumes direct from
Nine. saiah Meyers, Pipsat, Florip
and the renowned Worth. A much
admired suit vas enc OF gobleln blue,
combined with seal elk velvet and
garnitures OF the finest braior, priced
at $500. Tea gowns OF black fAills
Franchise, with front OF black and red
striped MORE, with cascade Of Ensllsh
thread lace In graceful folds, falling 10
the bottom Of skirt, and sleeves Louis
XIV. style, marked ti26. The Mod.
jeska jacket Of plush, y novel beauty,
trimmed with Jet, aud tight fitting,
will be one OF the leading outsr gar.
mens worn this season. They range
In price from SIS 10 s75.
Ths costumes Tor misses and chill.
dren are simply gorgeous, but moder.
ate In price, Ia visw Of the rare mate
rial and mss A costume sold 10 q
youus Il 4 fourteen years Tor si00
va. u s,,I.l.n vein Tor basque sno
drapery, new shade ti sanlsl over
silk plush and Mousese tkirt. A elk
sicillian dres Of zeal brown with
combinations Of Lyons velvet, fol
tl7b. vas greatly admired. II VA
one Of the greatest DAYS In the history
Of this dessrvsdly popular house.
aHNKHS CO.
Msnken a Company have s,oed be
fore the public 90 many years a.
favoritc dry goods house OF Mem )hl
that 10 would be task OF supereross
ton 10 undertake 10 describe Ia abun
dant TENS the Drillisnoy and d,EE'ipl
ditplsy TO which they treated the surg
ing masses who crowded every Incl
OF available space In their immensl
stores yesterday. IL 10 certainly one o
the moet coplete establishments n
every department In the south, an,
will favorab.y rank With any OF ih,
kind In the world. There 10 absolute
" nothing that womaa's vhims esl
fancy In the way OF richness OF cub
stantial worth In dress that cannot b
found there. A princess could n
her bridal trouseau there. and tn
poorest maid can hnd that II IL tn
place 10 gel the heat aud cheapest he
limited means will .fford. II ls Q liy
and thoioushly businsss arm, an
the generous patronage and conf
dsnce repo,td 10 them by the publ
10 not misplaced.
EnssEAt.
"Whers are you going'' "ro M,
mere" was the oues'ion passsd an
answered by hundreds OF lscies, 9
they smiled into r,ch Others faces o
Main street yesterday. They hoe,
where 10 20 10 Il I'd ell tha, 10 rare On
besutiul 10 dre,s. \ Ike, ta,lns. ri
bons, In Tact, every srtcls wls 90
seen there In gorgeous profession
fhis house be, sfo~n rapidly and d,
servedly In popular favor, and the
hold on the purse strings OF the w.s
err OF the hoeet and be 10 be had
sure and rapidly increasing.
oinHR pitsl
IL would be Impossible 10 give q
adequate Idea In detail Of the sever
other h'm', pro ninen,ly among whic
were Z. y Hopkins, Mn X A. slna
and y. Lsvisas. uboee houses vei
cro.ded through the day With d
lighted visitors.
LOCAL f.KARKAPHs.